Senior Software Engineer

Leidos has a new and exciting opportunity for a Senior Software Engineer in our Intelligence Sector's Cyber & Analytics Business Area (CABA).  Our talented team is at the forefront in Security Engineering, Computer Network Operations (CNO), Mission Software, Analytical Methods and Modeling, Signals Intelligence (SIGINT), and Cryptographic Key Management. At Leidos, we offer competitive benefits, including Paid Time Off, 11 paid Holidays, 401K with a 6% company match and immediate vesting, Flexible Schedules, Discounted Stock Purchase Plans, Technical Upskilling, Education and Training Support, Parental Paid Leave, and much more.  Join us and make a difference in National Security!  

Program Summary

This is a large, multi-year Leidos-led prime contract supporting the development, integration, deployment, and sustainment of large collection systems. The work performed on this program is mission-critical to the government and focused on solving complex technical challenges within emerging technologies.

Team members operate with autonomy while contributing to a highly technical environment delivering impactful, mission-relevant solutions.

Job SummaryLeidos is seeking a Software Engineer to support the development of containerized application workflows and infrastructure automation using modern DevOps practices and cloud-native tooling. This role is suited for an engineer who demonstrates consistency in delivery and is capable of contributing across teams to enable scalable deployments, standardization efforts, and reusable application patterns.

Primary Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development and maintenance of deployment pipelines and Helm charts

• Collaborate with backend, frontend, and infrastructure teams to integrate services

• Work with Kubernetes tooling (e.g., Helm, GitOps) to support scalable, containerized deployments

• Follow team standards and participate in code reviews, testing, and documentation

• Implement and test logic for common application deployment patterns, including secrets and config maps

• Support internal initiatives to standardize and document reusable deployment templates

• Debug and troubleshoot issues within containerized environments

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or similar technical discipline with 14+ years of related experience

• Familiarity with GitOps workflows and CI/CD tools such as ArgoCD or Fleet

• Experience working with Kubernetes manifests, Helm, and Docker

• Understanding of infrastructure-as-code concepts

• Working knowledge of Linux system operations

• Ability to debug and troubleshoot within containerized environments

• Clearance Requirement: Active TS/SCI with polygraph

Desired Qualifications

• Eagerness to learn from and collaborate with senior team members

• Willingness to work across full stack and infrastructure domains

• Appreciation for automation, documentation, and code reusability

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